I'm finished now with all the chapters you have posted up until now. Don't worry I'm not going anywhere I'm going to wait for the rest. Love how you portrait Charlie. Great job. This story is awesome. You're doing a great job on it. You're an awesome writer. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your next post.

Sarah

Author's Response:

Sarah,

Thank you so much for all your reviews! It's been a real treat reading your reactions to each chapter. I'm so glad you're enjoying the story so far. :)

aw...it makes me sad this story is close to the end... it wasnt one of the firsts fanfics in twilighted ive read, it wasnt one of the firsts good ones...but it was one of my firsts novel-ish like stories, and to think that i came here rading thinking it was a weak one, and finding this amazing one... its just sad that you're close to the end... good thing you write with loooooooooooooooong chapters.LOL. Update soon, please

I love this! One of the several gripes I had about the books (I still really liked the premise of them) is that Bella just accepted him without question after he came back! Your doesn't--THANK YOU! Excellent job!

I love the first part of this chapter. Bella and Edward's time was really well written. I so felt with Bella when she told Edward about Jared and I loved how Edward reassured her (yummie). Wonder what Edward's reaction will be after this evening. Looking forward to that ;-)

I am just catching up on this story. It's so good! I think it might deserve a higher rating than PG-13, though. I don't have a problem reading it, but I'm a middle-aged woman. As a mother, if I had daughters that were of a tween or teen age, I wouldn't want them reading this--just a thought.

Please, don't think I am criticizing your writing skills at all--you write extremely well. I can feel the emotions of the characters. I'm just thinking of our young adult readers, from a mother's perspective. I hope I didn't upset you, as that was not my intent at all.

Author's Response:

Thanks for the message. I actually was planning on changing the rating for this story. :)

I soooooooooo looooooooved this chapter. You are an awesome writer. I love how you let Bella and Edward's relationship develope. That they're sort of falling into being a couple but that they also have to work. But it's not like they talk and then every issue is gone but it's a process. (Okay now I made next to no sense. I'll not delete it anyway incase yyou understand it. If you don't understand it just know I think your bringing along their relationship real awesome).

Oh my, this part did shock me. I sooo felt for Bella but also for Edward and that's quite stressful being torn two ways. The Bella in New Moon wouldn't have reacted this way but I think it's a good thing because she has changed. I mean she's about 7 years older. You did a great job on this part of the chapter. It's awesome. Reading on now.

Okay, so I just started reading this yesterday and I know I'm only to chapter 9 or whatever, but I have a question...

Why does Bella let everyone treat her like a China Doll? I know it works within the context of having her stay alone with Edward, but why would a young woman allow two males, her father and her brother, to treat her like she's eight and incapable of staying alone? And Edward does it too, not to the same extent, but he carries it on as if because Emmett thinks she's so breakable, he should too.

Does that change? Does it get explained, because honestly, it kinda bugs me. I mean, I like your story, I like your writing and can find no faults, but this is just...interesting. She's obviously intelligent. She's obviously able to handle herself around a variety of people. She's obviously had interaction with men that were...not as innocnent as perhaps her brother and father might want her to have had. I just don't understand why they would lock her in a cage like that and refuse to allow her to grow up. And I don't know why, when Bella holds the key, she doesn't free herself.

Please don't think I'm picking, because I'm not, I'm just trying to understand and I can't. Perhaps it's because I've been independent before I was even out of high school, but I'm having difficulty connecting with that side of Bella.

And I love that Edward has a "beautiful" playlist.

Okay, I'll go back to reading it before I bother you again with these questions....

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